What happend on 20th September

19.09
21.09
1962

James Meredith, an African-American, is barred from entering the University of Mississippi.

1954

The first program compiled from FORTRAN runs.

1954

New Zealand's Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents reports just ten days after concluding hearings.

1946

The first Cannes Film Festival is held.

1920

Foundation of the Spanish Legion

1917

Paraguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

1891

The first gasoline-powered car debuts in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States.

1881

Chester A. Arthur is inaugurated as the 21st President of the United States.

1870

Bersaglieri corps enters Rome through Porta Pia and completes the unification of Italy

1863

American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga ends.